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The Dun Cow, listed under Sheringham, sits at Purdy Street, Salthouse, Norfolk, NR25 7XA, and holds a Good Food Guide Local Gem award for 2026. The pub runs a modern British kitchen built around local produce, with a menu that changes daily.
The kitchen works with local produce and rotates its menu. Brancaster oysters come with shallot vinegar, and potted crab is topped with paprika butter and pickled courgette. Halloumi chips with sweet chilli mayo sit alongside a ploughman's platter featuring Mrs Temples Walsingham cheese. The AA has awarded the pub one rosette for culinary excellence in 2026.
Log burning fires warm the bar in winter, and the large garden comes into use once the weather turns. Picnic tables look out over the salt marshes, and a secret garden sits at the back. Well behaved dogs are welcome, which suits a walk to the shingle beach at Salthouse before or after lunch.
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The beach at Salthouse, the other side of bird-rich marshes, is a bracing, shingly expanse of wild nature. Fuel your exploration with the generous fare on offer at this friendly pub, either at fire-warmed spots inside, at picnic tables with their uninterrupted views or in a pretty ‘secret garden’ at the back. Some Brancaster oysters and a glass of manzanilla could slip down nicely before a devilled crab and pea tart or sardines on toast with tapenade. Steaks, burgers and sticky toffee pudding are always available, but check out the specials board for the likes of confit duck with braised red cabbage and polenta.
1 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence
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